Did a corporator influence the list?

Vadodara: If sources in the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) are to be believed, that the changes were done at the behest of a corporator who is believed to be a heavyweight and influential in the present board.
Executive engineer under scanner, Pramod Vasava, told the civic body’s top brass that he changed the list to accommodate names as instructed by an elected representative. Mayor Keyur Rokadia too mentioned that Vasava had claimed that he changed the names under pressure. However, Rokadia denied to divulge further details when asked if the pressure was from an elected member of VMC. Sources pointed out that the status of the corporator was a major reason why no names were being taken.
Rokadia said that the probe was started after he and in-charge city engineer Shailesh Mistry received complaints over phone regarding change of beneficiaries after the draw. An elected representative also raised the issue with Mistry.
On Monday, Rokadia ordered investigation into the allegations.
“On Tuesday, Mistry confirmed that the list had been changed. We asked the MIS consultant about the change and he told us that it was done at the behest of Vasava who, in turn, claimed he did it under someone’s pressure,” the mayor said.